90 seconds For ninety seconds after, there was complete silence. Veronica knew this because although she was too dazed to move, she improbably found herself staring as at the second hand of an expensive silver watch. It was one of…
Tag: writing
Remo tells a story
Occasionally when Remo feels expansive he goes to the mountains and listens to the universe. Occasionally when Remo feels hopeless he finds a tavern and poses as a bard. He stands on the stage until he finds something to say,…
Fleeting Joy
On the morning of his birthday, as the first light made its way through the dense foliage and into the cave camber, Narch stared at the empty wooden table and thought about cake. Marline, one of his few female friends,…
My Star Wars Pitch
Kylo, Poe and Han Solo stop off in a seedy bar following rumors about the whereabouts of Luke. As the camera pans the room, the audience sees a variety of bizarre, but strangely familiar alien forms. Without warning, Hans face…
A bridge at the end of the world
There are places where the solid ground we depend on gives way to something less stable. The world we know, air we breathe, the creatures we face, the physics we depend on… all drop away. In times of plenty, thrill-seekers…
Tumblr, Reflecting on A Sense of An Ending
Why do I have a tumblr? I’m not sure yet. But I’ll never find out if I don’t post anything there. So I wrote some reflections on John Barnes novel The Sense of An Ending. Instead of putting them here,…
Disclaimers; Non-Canonical Editions and Drafts
Disclaimer: I’m cheating, or at least playing a different game. I am using distribution channels (Kindle, Nook, Diesel etc…) to push out something that is not quite what people expect from them.* When I give my book away in the…
Does my free novel devalue entertainment? OR Why do I hurt the ones I love?
Note: This post was originally conceived of as a forum topic here. Exhibit A: I believe that creative/intellectual endeavors frequently bring value into the world, even when they are digital objects. Exhibit B: I have decided the best thing (for me) to do with my novel is to…
The Value of Publishing
Towards the end of Avoiding Space Madness, Darwin starts ranting about how hard it is to find a truly comfortable chair. This is a minor scene, but it does a few things. It illuminates Darwin’s temperament and history; it fills in some details about the world he inhabits, and it was fun to write. It’s a good solid piece of writing.
I wrote the first draft of it over four years ago,